Some of our stations do offer the use of community rooms; details of those stations that do are as follows:-

Morley

Stanningley

Bradford

Cleckheaton

Halifax

Illingworth

Todmorden

Wakefield

Dewsbury

If you wish to book a room, you would need to contact the relevant station direct. Please click on the following Related Pages link which takes you direct to our website stations page whereby you can find the relevant contact details.

Yes, you will need to register on our online e-recruitment system (Opens in a new window). You will need to provide your name, email address and choose a case-sensitive password which needs to include letters and numbers. You will then be able to select which roles you want to be alerted for e.g. all vacancies/firefighting/support staff roles.

Each time you use the e-recruitment system you will need to enter a username and your password. In the vast majority of cases your username will be the email address that you used to register with initially. If you forget your password, simply enter the email address you registered with on the system and it will be emailed to you.

No. Although the focus is on front-line operational staff, for that to be effective we rely upon a range of support functions and activities. We employ staff in financial services, employment services, legal services, occupational health and safety, information and communications technology and administration services. They all contribute greatly to the ability of front-line staff to deliver an exceptional service to the communities of West Yorkshire.

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Our firefighters have one of the most respected jobs within the community: responding to incidents, preventing them from happening and protecting West Yorkshire citizens and property.

In order to achieve our ambition of “Making West Yorkshire Safer” and provide an excellent service to all our communities, we must employ firefighters who can recognise, understand and respond to their needs. A diverse workforce which reflects West Yorkshire communities is better equipped to achieve this.

Firefighters can be either Wholetime (full-time) or employed on an On-call (part-time) basis.

Wholetime firefighters are permanently based at, and mobilised from a fire station. On-Call firefighters often have other jobs and/or responsibilities, and when they are on duty, respond to calls from their home or place of work.

Our Visual Services Department do hold photos and DVD footage, however, in order for us to respond to this type of request we would require specific information (ie. name/date/location etc) and we may also require a fee to release the information. In addition, exemptions in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 may also apply.

If you do hold the specific information above and wish to submit a formal request, please do so by using the relevant form below:

The Firefighters Charity welcome any kind of support and donations can be made by sending a brief covering letter with a cheque made payable to “The Firefighters Charity”. Please ensure such cheques are sent to the Finance Department, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Oakroyd Hall, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD11 2DY.

Alternatively, you can also make a donation via The Firefighters Charity website by clicking on the link below and selecting the ‘Donate Now’ button.

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As Carbon Monoxide does not relate to fire safety, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service do not provide or install Carbon Monoxide detectors, as we are not specialists in this area. However, please click on the following links which provide useful independent advice in this area:-

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Yes we do allow visits to stations for the general public and groups of children, however, you must telephone first to make an appointment direct with the station in order to arrange a convenient date and time.

Please use the Related Pages link below to access the Your Area pages of this website. Once there you can then identify your district and your local station and find the relevant contact details.

If you have any difficulties, please telephone Headquarters during normal office hours on 01274 682311.

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Specialised alarm products include Easy Access alarms, bright stickers to attach to alarms, Strobe Lights and Vibrating Pad Alarms. Your local fire station will be able to advise on these products or help with installation.

Further information and support is provided by the following organisations:

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Telephone: 0845 766 9999
Website: www.rnib.org.uk

Home Fire Safety Checks are free and you can arrange a visit from our Community Fire Safety Team by filling in the “Book a Home Fire Safety Check Form” on our Contacts page by using the Related Pages link below.

When major schemes are appropriately sized, requirements for suitable consultants or contractors are advertised for selection in accordance with the requirements of the Official Journal of the European Union.

Inclusion on the approved list does not necessarily mean that contractors will automatically be given the opportunity to tender/quote for work, nor will there be a guarantee that contractors will be awarded any contracts for work. However when planning works, consideration will be given to the suitability of contractors for the type and category of work to which their application applies.

To maintain eligibility for selection, contractors must ensure they submit their Insurances and Health and Safety details and the like annually or when expiry dates are reached or alternatively, ensure that their Constructionline registration remains valid.

Additionally, the Authority reserves the right to suspend or remove any Contractor from the list if:

The Contractor is or becomes, in the opinion of the Authority, unsuitable for inclusion on the list.

The Contractor is unsatisfactory in respect of any contract awarded to him by the Authority.

The Contractor fails to tender, without adequate warning or notice, on one or a number of occasions having been invited to do so.

The Contractor declines to tender on two occasions having been invited to do so.

Selection of contractors is generally determined by meeting the requirements of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Approved Contractor’s document which is available on request from the Property Management Unit.

Alternatively, current registered members of Constructionline may be considered and selected.

Risk Management

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will not have insight into how the service could be improved, consequently the wrong allocation of resources could be made. Decisions will be made without complete information or adequate knowledge of future consequences, the overall probability of reducing risk to life will be lower.

There will be a cultural shift from reactive to proactive decision making that avoids problems before they arise. Anticipating risk trends will become a part of everyday business, and the management of risks will be an integral part of strategic planning.

This collection of frequently asked questions (FAQ) provides brief answers to many common questions about West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The questions have been split into appropriate categories that can be accessed by clicking on the tabs at the top of the page on the right.

Some of the FAQs also provide links to more detailed information available from this web site. Please check here first for the answer, but if you need further assistance emailinformation@westyorksfire.gov.uk